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Top five Slippers (slip fielders) you've seen..
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I would say hondo.
I know it might sound stupid that he is not from australia or new zealand to you guys.But to be fair he took one of the best catches while fielding in the slip.It was in vb series recently.
I know it might sound stupid that he is not from australia or new zealand to you guys.But to be fair he took one of the best catches while fielding in the slip.It was in vb series recently.
honestbharani
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Actually, Hondo generally fields in the deep and he was there at leg gully only because they moved the square leg back and brought in the fine leg to a catching position.
My top 5 slippers: (amongst the guys I have seen)
M. Waugh
M. Taylor
M. Azharuddin
C. Hooper
B. McMillan
My top 5 slippers: (amongst the guys I have seen)
M. Waugh
M. Taylor
M. Azharuddin
C. Hooper
B. McMillan
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That is quite enough of that. Please don't abuse other members.
I think he's referring to some members' tendency around the place to not realise that there are some decent cricketers who don't play for Australia or NZ.
Best slipper I've seen would have to be Mark Waugh. VERY close second would be Ritchie Richardson.
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Why does it sound stupid that he is not from aus or new.Because every body mentions players that are only only releated to pacific ocean.
I agree with your statement cat.
I agree with your statement cat.
Zinzan
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Excuse my slightly belated reply (some 19.5 years later), but it was extremely rare for Fleming to drop sitters & Warne was on record saying Flem was the best slipper he'd seen as a specialist even though he did go on to add that Maugh was more a versatile catcher across multiple positions.
How agile were Hooper and Richie? I have vague memories of them having very safe hands, but I don't remember much of them otherwise.
kyear2
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Richie was athletic, had amazing reach and never seen him drop. Best 3rd slip I've seen.
Hooper was effortless but somehow for to everything and had bucket hands that vacuumed up everything
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Hard to argue against Hooper and Waugh being in the top echelon imo. Taylor was a great first slipper too. Each of Hopper and Waugh were athletic and natural fielders who would probably excel anywhere. For a dat **** who couldn’t field anywhere else, Tubby was exceptionally good.
Viv was an amazing slipper but a gun anywhere. Lloyd was fantastic at first too. Awesome reach.
Viv was an amazing slipper but a gun anywhere. Lloyd was fantastic at first too. Awesome reach.
kyear2
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Tubby was superb vs pace and superhuman for Warne, Lloyd somehow got to almost everything despite his height. Just the same way we use the openers tax for openers, 2nd slip is so much harder.
Viv, I dint realise how good he was at 3rd until I started looking back at videos from the 70's and very early 80's. He was absolute top tier as well, he caught everything.
kyear2
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Azhar one of the top 3 from the SC for me, along with Younis then Dravid.
Migara
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Mahela was simply the best out of them. Sri Lankan close catching in late 90s to 2015 circa was like a fairy tale. Jayawardane, Dilshan, Hashan Tillekaratne, Roshan Mahanama, Kaushal Silva and Jehan Mubarak were very very good, mainly off spinners.